John Boehner’s tan is real. Or so he says.

ABOVE: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) attributes his George Hamilton-esque tan to genetics and his love of golf.

John Boehner’s tan is real. Or so he says.

Confronting the constant speculation over the Oompa-Loompa-ish hue of his skin, the House Minority Leader finally went on the record in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

On the eve of the announcement of the GOP’s Pledge to America, Boehner told the Journal unequivocally, “I have never been in a tanning bed or used a tanning product.”

But even his own constituents have a hard time believing him.

HUFFINGTON POST: Earlier this month during an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the House leader was asked about a survey from Public Policy Polling indicating that 30 percent voters in his home state of Ohio think he “spends too much time on his tan.”

(14 percent of respondents signaled a belief he spends “about the right amount of time” working on his glow, while 4 percent said whatever he’s doing isn’t enough.)

Last year, the controversy reached the top echelons of government when President Barack Obama cracked a joke about Boehner being a person of color.